By Dave Jack, Managing Director of BnB SURE
Two things are certain as we head for December and the holiday season and as we look ahead to next year and the excitement it holds.  Firstly the tourists will be coming and secondly they will be both local and international.
There are many establishments available to these […]

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Dave Osborn is the new Tourism Manager at Cape West Coast Peninsula Tourism and, as a newbie to the industry, he was in our part of the world this week to seek answers to the challenges he faces.
He told me the usual litany: inadequate funding, political intrigues, members who don’t ‘get’ what a tourism marketing […]

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 This Tourism Week: 17 November 2009
Considering The Choo Tjoe
The Outeniqua Choo Tjoe is back on track and is presently running between George and Mossel Bay on its quiet season schedule - three times a week, departing from the Outeniqua Transport Museum at 10:00 a.m., and from the Dias Museum Complex in Mossel Bay at […]

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This Tourism Week 10 November 2009
Brought to you by Buffalo Hills - now offering diner, bed and breakfast at just R950.00 pppn (a price that includes guided game drive, game walk, Nyati jjj Mampoer Distillery Tour and Mampoer tasting, and agent’s commission).
Price Gouging: Your Money Or Your Future?
Correct me if I’m wrong, but this is […]

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This Tourism Week. 3 November 2010
2010. Are we ready for it?
I worry about 2010 because, while we’re on track with our stadiums, airports and other infrastructure developments, I wonder if South Africans have any idea of the size of the event.
This is why I’ll be watching with interest for any reports about Danny Jordaan’s presentation […]

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